I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers

Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by smolder on Sunday October 25, 2020 @08:47PM (#24891663)

Can't speak for OP but I know some people use optical disks for cold storage backup, as they're reasonably cost effective there.

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by VelNZ on Sunday October 25, 2020 @09:13PM (#24891841)

I can second that, I use M-Discs for long term backups. They're supposed to last 1000 years and you can get 100GB ones.

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by dmitryminkovsky on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:09AM (#24892757)

Thanks that’s very interesting. I’d never heard of these. They seem expensive but you get the millennium aspect (not something a spinning magnetic disk can claim).

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by kzrdude on Monday October 26, 2020 @06:07AM (#24894458)

Everything else set aside, the company lasted 7 years until bankrupcy, and that sort of casts a shadow on the millennium claim. There's at least nobody left as resposible, if it's not true.

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by dmitryminkovsky on Monday October 26, 2020 @10:07AM (#24896286)

I doubt they were ever actually responsible in terms of guaranteeing your data integrity?

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